“Persuade?”
The word was the last thing that should have come from his lips.
Di Mingjue lazily rose from the sofa and approached Gu Xiuyu, his body blocking Ye Ziyu’s gaze. "Mr. Gu, you should stay away from us. When you're not around, everyone is fine. Your appearance makes everyone unhappy and leads to arguments."
The blatant expulsion made Gu Xiuyu’s face fall. He stepped past Di Mingjue and asked Ye Ziyu on the hospital bed, "Do you think so too?"
Ye Ziyu remained silent.
"Her silence is the answer," Di Mingjue grabbed Gu Xiuyu's arm, stopping his forward movement. "Mr. Gu, you are not welcome here. Please leave."
"Ziyu, are you still angry? Because I hit him?" Gu Xiuyu, as if not hearing Di Mingjue, insisted on asking the question that was bothering him.
He had prepared meticulously for this return, yet why did he still feel at a loss when facing Ye Ziyu?
"Mr. Gu, I need to rest. Please leave," Ye Ziyu finally spoke.
Taking advantage of her words, Di Mingjue ignored Gu Xiuyu's protests and ruthlessly pushed him out of the ward.
*Bang!*
The door slammed shut in front of him, the gust of wind hitting his face like a slap.
Leave her side? Did she dislike him that much? If peace wouldn't work, then he wouldn't blame himself for being ruthless.
For several days after, Gu Xiuyu did not appear before Ye Ziyu. It was as if he had never been there. It wasn't until her discharge day that Ye Ziyu casually saw Gu Xiuyu waiting outside the emergency room for Old Master Gu.
Compared to their last meeting, he looked much more disheveled. Unshaven, his clothes unkempt, he sat slumped on a chair outside the operating room.
Fearing it would cause trouble, Ye Ziyu pretended not to see him. After Di Mingjue completed the discharge procedures, they left together.
In reality, Gu Xiuyu had noticed her the moment she stood there. His disheveled appearance was partly an act, a desperate attempt to gain Ye Ziyu's concern.
It was all in his imagination. Ye Ziyu had heartlessly left with Di Mingjue. Even after they were long gone, her clear and sweet voice continued to echo in his mind.
As they exited the hospital, Ye Chenhan had just arrived by car.
Ye Ziyu saw Yu Xixi standing beside him and smiled with relief. "Are you back together?"
"Mmm," Yu Xixi nodded bashfully.
After leaving the hospital that day, she had been heartbroken and hid in her room, refusing to see anyone. But Ye Chenhan was not ordinary. Even though she refused to see him, he found ways to meet her.
After several attempts by Yu Wenzhou to drive him away, Ye Chenhan waited outside the Yu residence until midnight and stealthily climbed over the wall to enter.
When Yu Xixi saw him climb over the balcony, she was terrified, thinking he was a robber.
Even then, Ye Chenhan joked that he was robbing her heart. From that moment, the two were reconciled.
Ye Ziyu, catching the faint scent of romance, playfully pinched her nose. "I wondered why you were so free to pick me up from the hospital. Turns out you're here to flaunt your affection."
Ye Chenhan wasn't offended. Shielding Yu Xixi, he retorted, "Of course. Seeing you two always show off your love, how could I not reciprocate?"
With that, Yu Xixi pinched his waist hard.
"Ouch," Ye Chenhan cried out.
Instead of comforting him, Yu Xixi pinched harder. "That's for talking nonsense!"
The girl was shy; how could she endure his teasing?
Noticing Yu Xixi's flushed face, Ye Chenhan immediately pulled her into a hug, stroking her warm cheeks. "Let's get in the car quickly, we have a date!"
The group got into Ye Chenhan's car and returned to the Ye residence.